Apexes (3.5e Race)

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Date Created:	9th April 2010
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Apexes

Summary::The apex of human psychic evolution, the apexes are terrible creatures to behold

An apex focusing it psychic power into a deadly attack!

Personality

Apexes are quite similar to humans when it come to personality, however many apexes suffer from some forms of insanity. Apexes are often "control freaks" thanks to their incredible intelligence and powerful personality. Apexes are often see as manipulators and schemers, some cultures however see them as powerful leader and sages.

Physical Description

Apexes does not deviate too much from humanity when it come to apparence, among the few differences apexes tend to have lighter tone of skin, powerful apexes often have grey skin as their powerful psychic aura slowly decay it. All apex have pupil-less silver eyes. Apexes tend to be taller and slimmer than regular humans.

Relations

Apexes are a mutation of humans instead of a race of their own. Other races tend to see them as haughty and very creepy human at best and madmen and a direct threat at worse.

Alignment

Apexes like humans does not gravitate toward particular alignment.

Lands

Apexes live on land alongside humans, often managing to place themselves at the top of the food chain. Usually ending as nobles or powerful merchants, having a great deal of influence over human policy.

Religion

Apexes are known to have very diverse religious beliefs, like their genetic father, humans.

Language

Apexes use telepathy to communicate beyond the borders of language, they still share a native language with humans (such as common).

Names

Apexes are named with human names, their name depend greatly on the human culture they were born in.

Racial Traits

• -2 Strength, -2 Constitution, +4 Intelligence, +2 Charisma:
• Type::Humanoid (Subtype::Human): Apexes are extremely psychically evolved creatures, but still humans.
• Size::Medium: As Medium creatures, apexes have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• Apex base land speed is 30 feet.
• Darkvision 120 feet and low-light vision.
• Racial Hit Dice: A apex begins with one level of humanoid, which provide 1d8 Hit Dice, a base attack bonus of +0, and base saving throw bonuses of Fort +0, Ref +0, and Will +2.
• Racial Skills: A apex’s humanoid level give it skill points equal to 5 x (2 + Int modifier, minimum 1). Its class skills are Concentration, Listen and Spot.
• Racial Feats: A apex’s humanoid level give it one feat.
• Mind over Matter (Ex): Apexes can use their intelligence modifier instead of their constitution modifier for determining their hit point at first level.
• Naturally Psionic: Apexes gain 4 bonus power points at 1st level, regardless of whether they choose a psionic class.
• Psychic Abomination (Su): Apex are the height of human psychic evolution, their heavy psychic presence cause nearby creature to suffer. Any creature within 10' of the Apex take a -2 penalty to all saving throws. This ability can be suppress or resumed as a free action at will.
• Apexes gain a +2 bonus to concentration, intimidate and sense motive check.
• Telepathy 100 feet.
• Automatic Languages: Common.
• Bonus Languages: Any non-secret.
• Favored Class: Psion/Psychic
• Effective Character Level: Effective Character Level::2

Vital Statistics

Table: Apex Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
15 years	+1d4	+1d6	+2d6

Table: Apex Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
135 years	253 years	470 years	+None years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Apex Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	4’ 10”	+2d10	120 lb.	× (2d4) lb.
Female	4’ 5”	+2d10	85 lb.	× (2d4) lb.

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